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: absolutely, jim. i think one thing that stands out just as you start reading this that this phone call lasted 90 minutes between president obama and vladimir putin. and just to go through this, it says very frankly here the united states condemns russia's military intervention in the ukranian territory. i don't know if we have a full screen prepared just yet. i could read this very next part which makes it quite clear. the united states calls on russia to deescalate tensions by withdrawing its forces back to bases in crimea and to refrain from any interference elsewhere in ukraine. why is that last part important there of that thing we're putting up onscreen, quote. elsewhere in ukraine as you know, as you follow all of this, there are great concerns about what is happening in eastern ukraine because the russians have a heavy influence there. there are many ethnic russians in eastern ukraine. and the white house has been peppered with questions all week about what would happen in the event that easter
: absolutely, jim. i think one thing that stands out just as you start reading this that this phone call lasted 90 minutes between president obama and vladimir putin. and just to go through this, it says very frankly here the united states condemns russia's military intervention in the ukranian territory. i don't know if we have a full screen prepared just yet. i could read this very next part which makes it quite clear. the united states calls on russia to deescalate tensions by withdrawing...
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>> we heard jim saying someone will get hurt. this un envoy has his diplomatic mission cut short in crimea. it just arrived. he visited a naval base and was leaving when armed men, 10 to 15 in number, not everyone with weapons surrounded him and demanded he leave crimea immediately and go to the airport. he got into the car he came with and refused to get out and the men blocked the car. they then were threatening him. he was described as shaken and not physically hurt. he walk and sought refuge. the late news is that the united nations is saying they are taking a late flight out and will return shortly to kiev to continue his mission. cut short by today's incident, the words of the united nation spokesman office here in new york. secretary general young had described to the press corps what was happening with him. he did not have un security with him. they said they were relying on ukrainians for security. they are not sure if anybody was with him. he was accompanied with a european security official, but he went alone to the na
>> we heard jim saying someone will get hurt. this un envoy has his diplomatic mission cut short in crimea. it just arrived. he visited a naval base and was leaving when armed men, 10 to 15 in number, not everyone with weapons surrounded him and demanded he leave crimea immediately and go to the airport. he got into the car he came with and refused to get out and the men blocked the car. they then were threatening him. he was described as shaken and not physically hurt. he walk and sought...
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. >> well thanks, jim. another update we'll be looking for shortly, i imagine, is when the president if the president speaks again with vladimir putin as he did on friday. we do know that secretary of state john kerry spoke a short time ago today with the ukranian president, keeping those lines of communication open. certainly. we have an update just in right now. the u.n. security council is going to an open televised session on this subject of the ukraine. we're going to take you there when that starts. in the meantime, russia's decision not only adds more strain to an already tense relationship with the u.s., but it could also impact the situation in syria. we explain how right after this. [ female announcer ] a classic macaroni & cheese from stouffer's starts with freshly-made pasta, and 100% real cheddar cheese. but what makes stouffer's mac n' cheese best of all. that moment you enjoy it at home. stouffer's. made with care for you or your family. that moment you enjoy it at home. explaining my moderat
. >> well thanks, jim. another update we'll be looking for shortly, i imagine, is when the president if the president speaks again with vladimir putin as he did on friday. we do know that secretary of state john kerry spoke a short time ago today with the ukranian president, keeping those lines of communication open. certainly. we have an update just in right now. the u.n. security council is going to an open televised session on this subject of the ukraine. we're going to take you there...
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with jim. first the president made it clear that e he is going to stand with the international community in handling the message with ukraine, and it was a tough message in the 90-minute phone call? >> yes, it was a tough message and we know that the presidents spoke a week and a day ago, but developments have been move sog qui quickly in ukraine with the russian involvement that the president came down hard today in if statement. he said that the united states condemns russia's military intervention in the crimean territory, and i want to put this up on the screen, because this illustrates the statement heref. just how concerned the white house is about what is happening by russia. the united states calls on russia to deescalate tensions by withdrawing the forces back to bases in crimea, and to refrain from interference elsewhere in ukraine. the reason i isolate that particular sentence from the statement, jim, is because it is a couple of things. one is that at this point, does the white hous
with jim. first the president made it clear that e he is going to stand with the international community in handling the message with ukraine, and it was a tough message in the 90-minute phone call? >> yes, it was a tough message and we know that the presidents spoke a week and a day ago, but developments have been move sog qui quickly in ukraine with the russian involvement that the president came down hard today in if statement. he said that the united states condemns russia's military...
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jim sciutto -- jim, thanks for joining us. secretary kerry said it over and over today, the united states wants to see russia deescalate the crisis and to work out his problems directly with the ukrainian government. does the u.s. actually believe putin might take them up on that? >> actually the president said today he noted that there are reports that putin may be taking a pause to think about what he's done there. i don't know if that's a hopeful read of the situation. but clearly you're hearing consistently now from u.s. officials and this really started on the weekend from the nato secretary general as well, the offering up of an off-ramp in effect for russia with a couple of elements. one, the discussion of a more inclusive government in ukraine that is more representative of the ethnic russians in the eastern part of the country there as an offer to the russians, because clearly the russians feel this government -- not only do they claim it's not legitimate, they claim that it's not representative. also this offer of a
jim sciutto -- jim, thanks for joining us. secretary kerry said it over and over today, the united states wants to see russia deescalate the crisis and to work out his problems directly with the ukrainian government. does the u.s. actually believe putin might take them up on that? >> actually the president said today he noted that there are reports that putin may be taking a pause to think about what he's done there. i don't know if that's a hopeful read of the situation. but clearly...
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jim, what is this very quick vote signal to you? >> reporter: i think it's the russians slow rolling an invasion of sovereign ukrainian territory, and in direct defiance of repeated public and stern warnings from u.s. officials ranging from secretary kerry, secretary hagel right up to the top, right up to the president. you saw his comments yesterday. it is a sobering development. the fact is, u.s. officials were already telling us yesterday that those masked troops on the ground as of yesterday in and around crimea were russian so now you have a public in effect acknowledgment from the russian government that the president wants to send troops in there, this authorization. i think the other point is that you can see this as an intelligence failure by the u.s. officials had been telling us in the last 48, 72 hours that it was their assessment that the russians would not go in, and here you have it happening. it is not the way they did it in georgia in 2008. you remember when russia sent troops into the country of georgia in 2008 in
jim, what is this very quick vote signal to you? >> reporter: i think it's the russians slow rolling an invasion of sovereign ukrainian territory, and in direct defiance of repeated public and stern warnings from u.s. officials ranging from secretary kerry, secretary hagel right up to the top, right up to the president. you saw his comments yesterday. it is a sobering development. the fact is, u.s. officials were already telling us yesterday that those masked troops on the ground as of...
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jim sciutto. i want to go to elise labbott. she is joining us from paris. there is a lot of diplomacy underway when we know the secretary of state has been in contact, at least, on the phone and presumably, is going to meet with sergei lavrov, the foreign minister of russia. right, elise? >> reporter: supposed to later this afternoon. the foreign minister is meeting with the french foreign minister, wolf. the french along with the british and the u.k., u.s. all trying to get russia in the same room with the ukrainian foreign minister as part of this diplomatic off ramp talking about getting a dialogue between the russians and ukrainians. secretary kerry met with this so-called budapest group. putting out this statement calling for international monitors. i want too read a little bit of that statement. these three governments, reaffirm the importance of protecting the rights of all ukrainian citizens irrespective of their ethnicity or spoken language. this, as jim was saying, is a bone to russia, saying, listen, we recognize that you have a lot of interests
jim sciutto. i want to go to elise labbott. she is joining us from paris. there is a lot of diplomacy underway when we know the secretary of state has been in contact, at least, on the phone and presumably, is going to meet with sergei lavrov, the foreign minister of russia. right, elise? >> reporter: supposed to later this afternoon. the foreign minister is meeting with the french foreign minister, wolf. the french along with the british and the u.k., u.s. all trying to get russia in the...
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thank you soechlt jim acosta and wolf blitzer and jim and elise. thank you all. other developments in the crisis in ukraine, the scudled warship now blocks ukrainian vessels from leaving a harbor. ukraine's ministry of defense saying now seven of the ship are trapped. as these pro and aspect russian protests continue in ukraine. u.s. warship is steaming towards the black sea as well. this missile destroyer is taking part in already planned naval exercises with romania and bulgaria. right now you have the house and the senate working on laws to publicly condemn the president's moves on crimea. one bill calling for spelling russia from the g8. we have much more on the crisis there. there is one person who could be key in solving this. why the german chancellor angela merkel has one thing all the other leaders don't. later, if the situation looks familiar. it is. we touched on this a moment ago. what did we learn from the russian invasion of georgia in 2008? is history repeating itself? how can we stop it? we will talk to the man who is is at pentagon in the invasio
thank you soechlt jim acosta and wolf blitzer and jim and elise. thank you all. other developments in the crisis in ukraine, the scudled warship now blocks ukrainian vessels from leaving a harbor. ukraine's ministry of defense saying now seven of the ship are trapped. as these pro and aspect russian protests continue in ukraine. u.s. warship is steaming towards the black sea as well. this missile destroyer is taking part in already planned naval exercises with romania and bulgaria. right now...
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jim sciutto is joining us with that side of the story. so, in your mind, does the u.s. have any more plans other than just talking loudly at this point? >> well, that's a good question. in those words, there's a lot of meaning. officials delivering very stark warnings to the russians to be careful not to move in. you heard secretary of state john kerry saying yesterday it would be, in his words, a grave mistake in the russians move in. now you have defense secretary chuck hagel who is traveling saying that russia should not make any moves that could easily be misinterpreted. we know they are watching closely. i think we can assume that they are working very much behind the scenes to deliver that message as well. and that shows that they are concerned. what else can they do beyond those concerns, it's a fair question. we don't know. it's hard to say what else they can do. >> what is the biggest concern? >> the biggest concern is that russia moves in. we've seen this story before. you remember in 2008 when russian troops moved in to georgia, as it happens around the time
jim sciutto is joining us with that side of the story. so, in your mind, does the u.s. have any more plans other than just talking loudly at this point? >> well, that's a good question. in those words, there's a lot of meaning. officials delivering very stark warnings to the russians to be careful not to move in. you heard secretary of state john kerry saying yesterday it would be, in his words, a grave mistake in the russians move in. now you have defense secretary chuck hagel who is...
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. >> jim, talk a little bit about the concern from the perspective of the administration. russia is so key in so many discussions. you are talking about iran. you are talking about syria. so key and also such a thorn in the side of u.s. diplomacy in the u.s. reaching objectives. what does this mean for those other efforts? >> regional and global as you say. russia is central to any possible solution in syria. russia is central to the nuclear deal being negotiated and a difficult with iran. as the relationship runs into trouble over ukraine, the department said that russia is good at compartmentalizing these issues and can focus on one or the other. these are personal. there is a breech of trust here. also to jill's point. i think it's important. president obama lnchsed this. offering in effect an off-ramp saying you have your concerns in the eastern part of the country. let's address the concerns so that one, to remove that excuse if it needs an excuse to allow the troops to come in. also a face saving move. a way forward to move out. in the meantime, the president referen
. >> jim, talk a little bit about the concern from the perspective of the administration. russia is so key in so many discussions. you are talking about iran. you are talking about syria. so key and also such a thorn in the side of u.s. diplomacy in the u.s. reaching objectives. what does this mean for those other efforts? >> regional and global as you say. russia is central to any possible solution in syria. russia is central to the nuclear deal being negotiated and a difficult...
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senator kirk was at most of the hearing but left for a bheegt the astronaut jim lovell. in the end senators don't care about people suffering from alsz. 5 million americans suffer from alzheimer's disease, 15 million americans care for them. >>> you can bet more than one political operative will be awaiting a dock drop at the clinton presidential library. more than 4,000 pages of confidential documents will be made public later today and everybody is wondering whether anything juicy will be revealed. the last time those private papers were released they showed hillary clinton called monica lieu withincy a narcissistic looney tune. mark preston is cnn's political director. good morning, mark. >> reporter: good morning. >> any hints for us? >> reporter: it's interesting, we'll see about between 4,000 and 5,000 documents that will be released today. we expect 33,000 documents released over the next month so there's got to be something in there that will cause some interest. i mean this is all during the time when president clinton was president. we know that his wife was on
senator kirk was at most of the hearing but left for a bheegt the astronaut jim lovell. in the end senators don't care about people suffering from alsz. 5 million americans suffer from alzheimer's disease, 15 million americans care for them. >>> you can bet more than one political operative will be awaiting a dock drop at the clinton presidential library. more than 4,000 pages of confidential documents will be made public later today and everybody is wondering whether anything juicy...